need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus are being used as "bargaining chips". the health secretary has told bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. jeremy hunt said ten year spending reviews would be better for those working in the health service. now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2017. hello and welcome to our programme. over the next half an hour, we'll bring you some of the exclusive interviews and original stories that we have broadcast over the last year. form 696 was used by the

metropolitan police in london is a risk assessment for certain music concerts, but the events it targeted all appeared to attract similar audiences. if you submit details in the event gets shut down, you know it is the police. we know they are trying to shut us down. there should bea trying to shut us down. there should be a review of the whole 696 process. so would you say that from 696 is racist? it is all like a big tidal wave of positive things, that is why i am not complaining. it is all great things and blessings, so... all great things and blessings, so... storms eat hit number one with his debut album and broke records,

including racking up the most first week streams for another one album in chart history. attention is so strong on grime right now, when he talked about the brits featuring no artists from it in 2016, the voting panel called him in and change their criteria. there has been a huge explosion in the people coming across crime and searching for grime artists. if you look at someone like stormzy, they get millions of streams per month. i would say grime is like a musical representation of london street culture. fast tempo, high energy, attitude, the whole culture. it is fashion, the way we speak, all rolled into that 140 bpm

electronic dance hall inspired fusion. you have got to listen to it and experience it to fully understand what it is. one way to experience grime like all genres of music is by going to a gig, that people in the industry say that this form used in london known as the metropolitan police's promotion event risk assessment form 696 is targeting music like grime, because djs and mc is performing to a backing track have to fill out this form, so that can be things like garage, are and b, grime, predominantly music enjoyed and performed by black people. 0ther genres like pop and rock don't have to fill out a special risk assessment form, and although it is volu nta ry assessment form, and although it is voluntary in theory, those who do have to fill it out feel obliged. there was an idea that you would be

able to identify in advance potential issues. so would you say that form 696 is racist? if an artist seems to have a following where there is a lot of incidents occur, where there is a lot of incidents occui’, 01’ where there is a lot of incidents occur, or if an artist is seen as proclaiming what encouraging a certain kind of dynamic with different groups or what people call gangs coming together, they are seen asa gangs coming together, they are seen as a problem and then identified, andi as a problem and then identified, and i think that that is the way that people see the 696 for working to prevent those things. people get into habits, and they start hearing certain things and then they think that this music means there will be more problems because it is going to mean these types of people. the form isn't a racist form, it is a form. i'm sad to say, but i do feel it is. in my experience, when it is an event where it is predominantly black people, without fail, 696 form comes your way and you have to do it, andi

comes your way and you have to do it, and i have done shows where it is not predominantly black people, andi is not predominantly black people, and i don't have to do the form. if it is mainly middle—class or upper—class white kids and stuff, certain universities, certain areas, don't have to do the form at all. to me, it does feel like a race thing. going back to the wording of the form, it is implicitly explicit, if that makes sense, that you are targeting a specific genre of music that you know a certain demographic is going to listen to you. they say it is not racist, but it's definitely targeted, which is equivalent. let's be clear on how form 696 is supposed to work. if you wa nt to form 696 is supposed to work. if you want to put on a gig featuring, let's say, stormzy. details needed include the venue, the promoter, the name of the event, stormzy‘s real name, date of birth and address. that is sent to the central licensing team, and the met told us

they do research with the information they have received. they wouldn't go into detail, but it is likely to include criminal background checks. the net then grade the event. the gradings can go from low risk to medium to high, but again, they wouldn't tell us what constitutes a high, medium or low risk event. the grade is then sent to the venue and the local licensing police unit, and according to the metropolitan police, it is then up to the venue or the promoter or the local licensing police unit whether to cancel the event. last year, a clu b to cancel the event. last year, a club in croydon in london and hit the headlines after it was revealed that through form 696, police had told the owner to ban a form of jamaican music. i received this letter from them, and jamaican music. i received this letterfrom them, and it said jamaican music. i received this letter from them, and it said that it plays an acceptable forms of music, and we would risk losing our licence. we were told that it may attract the wrong type of people. i

don't think they wanted to see too many black people coming to the town centre. at the time, police disputed that was the case, and the club has remained open after many local people protested. since our report on the controversial form, the met police have announced they are to scrap it. if you have a story you think we should be covering, do get in touch. next we had to a place that has decided effectively to ban muslims and gay people. in february, we travelled to southern hungary, where the mayor of the village their talks openly about his plans to create a utopia for white people. and we exclusively revealed how members of the far right in britain appeared to have taken an interest in the place. this village on the southern plains just minutes from the serbian border. in 2015, 10,000 just minutes from the serbian border. in 2015,10,000 migrants per day crossed into hungary. the village population is declining, and

homesteads stand vacant. the mayor wa nts to homesteads stand vacant. the mayor wants to attract foreign investment, but not just any foreigner. wants to attract foreign investment, but notjust any foreigner. we primarily welcome people from western europe, people who wouldn't like to live in a multicultural society. we wouldn't like to attract muslim people in the village. what ifi muslim people in the village. what if i was black or gay, how would you feel about that? assothalom has a bye law that bans homosexual propaganda. we adopted it a few weeks ago. as for your other question, think about this. europe is small. it can't take in billions of people from africa and south asia, where there is a population boom. this would soon lead to the disappearance of europe. i'd like europe to belong to europeans, asia to belong to asians and africa to africans, simple as that. he is so

serious, he has introduced local legislation banning public displays of affection by gay people, the wearing of islamic dress like the he jab, and he wants to ban the building of mosques, and his views are being pushed by an organisation called knights templar international. former bnp leader nick griffin is a member, and the group is advertising smallholdings for sale in assothalom. hungary is already seen by more and more west europeans as a place of refuge, a place to get away from the hell that is about to break loose in western europe. there are two muslims in assothalom. 0ne agreed to speak to us, but a last—minute, pulled out. they didn't want to attract attention to themselves. they have spoken to theirfears attention to themselves. they have spoken to their fears to the media in the past, but other villagers reject the laws are huge concern. however, they are the talk of the

village pub. translation: important issues like this should be regulated by the national government, not local legislation. if they take off their veil, i will accept them. it doesn't matter if they are black. they should become hungarian citizens evenif should become hungarian citizens even if they are muslim or whatever. are you trying to create a white kind of supremacist village?” didn't use this word white, but because we are in a white population, we want to stay like this. and if you want to watch all of our reports in full, just head to the website. successive governments in the uk have all made similar promises about wanting to make britain more of a place where it easierfor people from britain more of a place where it easier for people from disadvantaged backgrounds to get ahead. as our reporter ashleyjohn batiste who was

taken into reporter ashleyjohn batiste who was ta ken into care reporter ashleyjohn batiste who was taken into care as a boy and grew up in three different foster homes before his 18th birthday explains, there is little support in the uk for people with a less than fortu nate for people with a less than fortunate start in life. when i was 18, i left care, and i moved into a councilflat when i was 18, i left care, and i moved into a council flat on this straight. i'm really nervous because i haven't been back here for at least five years. and it brings back a bit of emotion. but this is the flat i moved into when i left care, when i had to fend for myself as an adult. and i can see the flat, it is adult. and i can see the flat, it is a bit crazy! gosh. i'm thinking, what the heck, i have to go and live independently by myself without a family asa independently by myself without a family as a care leave, and i remember the toughest weekend potentially of my life was when i had 37p to live off for a weekend, and all! had 37p to live off for a weekend, and all i could afford was an onion,

and all i could afford was an onion, andi and all i could afford was an onion, and i had a bit of tuna. i made pasta tuna and lived by myself. i know i wasn't alone in finding it difficult to leave care, especially when it comes to money. research suggests well over half of care leavers struggle to pay bills and avoid debt. that's why as of this month, some councils have decided to stop charging care leavers council tax until they're stop charging care leavers council tax until they‘ re older. stop charging care leavers council tax until they're older. in reality, only a small number of care leavers will benefit. the councils that are doing this hope it will ease the sudden transition into adult hood. doi do i geta do i get a handshake? tiffany was taken into do i get a handshake? tiffany was ta ken into care do i get a handshake? tiffany was taken into care on christmas eve when she was five. growing up, she

was moved 15 times, all over the country. tell me about when you left care. the officially went, that's it, we no longer need to be in contact with you. you can live by yourself independently, and off you go into the world. and there was not much preparation for that. it is my bank. do you know what it says? we we re bank. do you know what it says? we were aware that you couldn't make the payment. more debt. do you mind ifi the payment. more debt. do you mind if i read? how much are you in debt? about 2000 across different companies. council tax bill is probably the worst one, itjust goes out of control. are you blowing bubbles? clement does it feel like home? it is my little safe haven. this is my place that nobody can ta ke this is my place that nobody can take away from me. jodie was taken

into ca re take away from me. jodie was taken into care when she was eight and left when she was 20. she had a happy left when she was 20. she had a ha p py foster left when she was 20. she had a happy foster home. she was upset to leave, but says she was also excited at the prospect of being independent. how did you cope with the pressures of being an adult, rent, bills, council tax? the pressures of being an adult, rent, bills, counciltax? denial. a lot of denial. if i didn't open the post that i didn't have to deal with it. to some councils have decided to scrap council tax for young care leavers. do you think this is a measure that will help? yes, i do. because it gives them the chance to adjust. some might say, why should ca re leavers adjust. some might say, why should care leavers benefit from this but not other vulnerable groups in society. other people that come from a normal family can just society. other people that come from a normal family canjust borrow society. other people that come from a normal family can just borrow 20 quid from mum, but care leavers don't. there have been times when i have literally had nothing in the cupboard and i have gone hungry

because i had no money to buy food. next, described some of the most engaging coverage of the general election, we took two celebrities with opposing views out on a blind date to put serious political debate in an everyday setting. the series showed that in an increasingly polarised world, where debate is often black they can be nuance, and even consensus amongst people on opposite sides of the spectrum. —— where debate is often black and white. an election blind date. where debate is often black and white. an election blind datelj define feminism as if they want to ta ke define feminism as if they want to take their clothes off. they can do anything. it's not a matter ofjust being beautiful. they've got to be smart. what they do is entirely up to them within the scope of the law.

jew then they have gone on to make money. no, they go into their own businesses. these people go forward. they come from all round europe. this is one of the reasons i'm a remainer. i like the idea of that. this is wonderful. can ijust slightly parody you and say, i'm a remainer because i want all the nice eastern european girls to come and ta ke eastern european girls to come and take their clothes off in my club? no. i like all those european people to come and earn money in my club. the english are more than welcome too. i have no reason to think that you are anything other than sincere. i would challenge your similar police etic notion that feminism is about what women want to do —— your

simplistic notion. they're deeply determined bay whole range of sexist structures, you say. you are saying thatis structures, you say. you are saying that is right provided you agree with it. i'm interested to talk to your girls. can i ask you something now. why do you think they would talk to you? because you feel they've got to? no. would you go up to somebody in the street and go, excuse me, why to somebody in the street and go, excuse me, why are to somebody in the street and go, excuse me, why are you painting, or cleaning the streets or driving the truck. maybe this bbc team can set it up like they've done for us. you are quite a pretty lady. you know... get that on camera. get that on camera! maybe... call me

inconsistent. maybe you are not photogenic but you have a great smile, lovely sparkly eyes. photogenic but you have a great smile, lovely sparkly eyeslj photogenic but you have a great smile, lovely sparkly eyes. i am what i am. i've had, you know, a lot of major run—ins with people who're really saying to me, look, darling, you're grey haired, why don't you dye it, can't you do something about your teeth, please make yourself look prettierfor us if your teeth, please make yourself look prettier for us if you're going to...i look prettier for us if you're going to... i don't know that world. i don't know who would say that. it's a different world for a man with grey hairthan fora a different world for a man with grey hair than for a woman with grey hair? you look kind of gloriously distinguished. hit me with it. i'm good looking, aren't i? fantastic.

if you are a woman with grey hair, you are constantly told that you should do something about yourself. now, you might say that has nothing to do with your business but i would say that you have to look to what underpins and justifies that particular way ofjudging women. right. one of the things that underpins it is your girls in your clubs who actually really imbed or represent, if you like, an enormative view of female beauty. no. which i don't fit. no, i've got to say no, mary. i'll answer it for me and men in general, as best i can. sadly you have bumped into some weird people. women arejudged can. sadly you have bumped into some weird people. women are judged for being beautiful, blonde hair,

beautiful, big boobs, small boobs, you name it. the women do the same to men. i like a guy with tattoos, no hair, with hair. look at me, i'm 76, coming up to 77, two young babies, three—and—a—half, one—and—a—half, a gorgeous ex—ballerina wife at 35, 34, i hope i got that right, and i getjudged oh, my gosh, she's only with it for the money. rubbish. i do care? does my wife care? no. we are not talking about a world in which nobodyjudges anybody else, but you can't stop there. you tend to stop your analysis too quick. how does power, influence, money, aspiration, relate to those ideas ofjudgment? someone like me has grown up... actually i didn't get that at all. someone like me has grown up looking at the telly, at wrinkly old guys. i'm taking this personal. wrinkly old

guysjust like you. i quite like wrinkly old guys, but i'm looking at them and i'm looking at young women with blonde hair, women over 506. 0ne with blonde hair, women over 506. one of the commonest thing commons they say is —— one of the commonest thing theys say noel now is i feel invisible. you judge them. thing theys say noel now is i feel invisible. you judge themlj thing theys say noel now is i feel invisible. youjudge them. i don't. where the hell did you get that from? i would love to teach you, peter, i would love... too late to teach me, mary! iwould like peter, i would love... too late to teach me, mary! i would like to set you an essay to write and i would like to have a good real barney about it. i know more than you. i've lived longer, i've had more experience in youth. your experience is quite limited. mine is massive.

talk about extending my experience when i say i would be interested to talk to some of the women in your clu b talk to some of the women in your club and you say, why would they wa nt club and you say, why would they want to speak to you. club and you say, why would they want to speak to youlj club and you say, why would they want to speak to you. i didn't say that at all. you can watch the full blind date online. we had a number ofa blind date online. we had a number of a listersjoin blind date online. we had a number of a listers join us from sport, politics, show business, including kim cattrall, best known for playing samantha in sex & the city, she's campaigning for better roles for women saying ageism is rife in the acting world. it is such a diverse range of roles that you have played but you say actually now the best roles for you are in europe working in europe, why is that? well, i think that europe knows what to do with women of a

certain age, more than america does. pa rt certain age, more than america does. part of it i think is just because america's a younger country, it's youth 0riented, so i have been lucky enough to have been born here, my family is all here, so when i come over and work, i feel there's a support there. i now have a lot of friends in the uk. so it's been really my second home for the past almost 20 years now and i'm so happy to be here, i love doing theatre, it's just part of people's lives here, it's not like an occasion or a spectacle like it is for a lot of people in america, it's a special occasion. it's just what you do here. i don't do musicals, i do straight theatre, mostly classical theatre and there is a huge audience for that here. the theatre companies and set designers are the best in the world here. it doesn't make sense does it that a whole continent can find roles for older women and a

whole other continent can't?|j can find roles for older women and a whole other continent can't? i think pa rt whole other continent can't? i think part of it is just that there are fewer roles and i'm not ready to play someone who is grotesque either from being thought of as just a very, very older woman, you know, at 60, 61 this year which i'm not and i don't feel that way, i just feel there are very few roles to begin with and those roles are either in two categories of someone wanting to be young in a desperate way or someone who's given up. that's why i don't depend on hollywood forjobs any more. that's why i became an executive producer. i found any more. that's why i became an executive producer. ifound a property almost ten years ago and i thought, this is a character i've never seen on screen. it's a woman who isn't a victim. she's not dying of cani, who isn't a victim. she's not dying of can i, but she's at a —— cancer, but she's at a point where she's saying, what is my role now, my roles are changing as a mother, my husband and i are disconnected at this point in my life, my son's left

but i have 30, 40 more years of life ahead of me. who am i now? those are questions that women my age, which isa questions that women my age, which is a huge audience out there, which, you know, i really want to say to networks, you're missing a big opportunity. the baby boomers are the biggest generation and we need entertainment. we really do. i want to provide that. thank you so much for watching. we are back live on jan 8th. in the meantime you can watch all the interviews on our programme page. hello. after yesterday's rain, sleet and snow and temperatures falling close to if not below freezing, ice was the biggest risk this morning. this is just was the biggest risk this morning. this isjust one was the biggest risk this morning. this is just one scene from northamptonshire. look at the icy car park there. for many, waking up this morning with lots of sunshine, a beautiful start to the day for many, although we have had one or

two showers. look at this great picture, the passing shower cloud in the distance in manchester. those showers, as they won't over higher ground, produced a bit of snow in north—west england. we have a few wintry showers in the north and west of scotland. for most of us, this afternoon is looking dry and sunny, but cold. maximum temperatures getting to about two to four, maybe five celsius. through the evening, we are going to see the temperatures fall away sharply. look at the blue hue developing. temperatures well below freezing, much colder than last night. rain moving in towards the west. temperatures could be as low as minus ten. as the rain moves m, low as minus ten. as the rain moves in, it will feel increasingly to snow tomorrow morning for north wales, north midlands but nor so towards northern england and scotland. that could cause disruption for tomorrow. quite bit of snow fall, particularly over the higher ground and, into the afternoon, the snow moves further

north wards into central scotland. elsewhere, across the uk, we'll see drier, brighter weather across southern areas. a few showers passing through here. temperatures on the rise. still staying cold across the northern areas, with a risk of snow continuing into the afternoon and evening. going into weekend, we have a mild south—westerly throwing up a few weather fronts on saturday. that means it will be cloudy and breezy. there's going to be some showers about. for many, drierthough there's going to be some showers about. for many, drier though with a few bright spells here and there. temperatures up to 10—13. a little chilly across the far north. potential for more snow in central scotland. new year's eve, lots of dry weather around. showers from time to time, particularly in northern and western parts. again, mild for many with temperatures once again in double figures across the south. take us through to midnight, if you are out and about, clear speu if you are out and about, clear spell force many. there'll be a

chilly wind with a few passing showers. plenty of opportunity to see some of the fireworks. more details of where you are or where you are going on the website. that's all from me. bye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am... motorists are warned of treacherous driving conditions across large parts of the uk — as the coldest night of the year is predicted tonight, with further snow to follow. hundreds spend the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. this is the scene live at stansted airport, which has now reopened. passengers have been warned of continuing delays. used as "bargaining chips" — the un's special envoy to syria speaks out about the children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. also... the health secretary tells bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. if we could have a workforce plan

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